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enECU MUSIC DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT FACULTY SHOWCASE CONCERT ON THURSDAY, AUG. 24https://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-music-department-conduct-faculty-showcase-concert-thursday-aug-24
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>The East Central Music Department will present its annual Faculty Showcase to open the 2017-2018 academic year on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ada Arts and Heritage Center.</p>
<p>The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature performances by Mariam Kast White, Melody Baggech, Alan Marshall, Nathaniel Berman, W.T. Skye Garcia and others.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:21:29 +0000bjohnson14766 at https://www.ecok.eduAUDITIONS FOR ROMEO AND JULIET SET FOR TUESDAY, AUG. 22 AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/auditions-romeo-and-juliet-set-tuesday-aug-22-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/R%20%26%20J%20for%20tix.jpg?itok=ypFJHcIP" width="400" height="400" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Auditions are open for East Central University Theatre’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. in room 163 of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.</p>
<p>This is an ECU production supporting the student body. However, auditions are open to the general public.</p>
<p>The production, under the direction of Vickie Reifsnider, will take place Oct. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. each night in the Dorothy I. Summers Theatre in Science Hall.</p>
<p>Romeo and Juliet follows the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, leading to the tragic deaths of the star-crossed lovers.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:55:42 +0000bjohnson14763 at https://www.ecok.eduECU BUSINESS SCHOLAR JACEY McDONALD INTERNS WITH OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDERhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-business-scholar-jacey-mcdonald-interns-oklahoma-city-thunder
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Jacey%20McDonald%20%282%29.jpg?itok=q-fcy4j6" width="400" height="677" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jacey McDonald</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Jacey McDonald lived a dream as a marketing intern this summer.</p>
<p>The East Central University Business Scholar from Blanchard, served an internship with the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.</p>
<p>“I had the opportunity to intern in the marketing department at the place of my dreams – the Oklahoma City Thunder,” said McDonald. “I did get to experience what it is like to be and work in a corporate environment, learn how the different departments work within themselves as well as other departments and experience InternOKC.”</p>
<p>InternOKC is a five-week summer internship program which gives interns a chance to meet and network with other interns from companies around Oklahoma City. The participants learn valuable skill to take with them as they transition from college student to young professional.</p>
<p>While serving as an intern for the Thunder, McDonald spent time conducting research on current events happening nationally and locally and seeing what marketing techniques other brands and companies were implementing.</p>
<p>“We were brainstorming ideas of how we could incorporate them for the Thunder brand and organization,” McDonald said. “I researched events ranging from the Manchester Benefit Concert to Comic Con. The great thing about marketing is that you can easily tweak ideas and tactics to target different audiences and to achieve different goals.”</p>
<p>McDonald was able to network with employees, not only within marketing, but other departments within the organization, through daily meetings if not every other day.</p>
<p>“I was able to sit in on meetings and get a feel for what my future may hold in terms of a normal work day in the field I am pursuing,” said McDonald. “Most commonly, the graphics department attends marketing meetings day to day. Sometimes, the events and entertainment and hospitality departments will attend if there is a big event coming up. These meetings are rather informal. Everyone is encouraged to ask questions and make comments.”</p>
<p>Another avenue in which McDonald was able to get to know staff members in other departments were through 3-Point Breakfasts.</p>
<p>“These breakfasts get us out of our comfort zones and help us network within the organization. I got to spend a few days in the human resources and community relations departments when things were slow in the marketing department,” McDonald said. “Here I got to meet more staff members and work on a few projects. These are two departments I would be interested in learning more about.”</p>
<p>Frequent contact with people through offices, on elevators or even on the streets, helped McDonald round out a pleasurable internship experience.</p>
<p>“Anytime I crossed paths with someone I had not met, they always made sure to introduce themselves and make a point to get to know a little about me. This made me feel very welcomed,” said McDonald. “This showed me that the people who work for the Thunder are excellent representatives of what the organization stands for.”</p>
<p>The InternOKC experience supplemented her time with the Thunder. The weekly events provided insight into what it is like to work, live and play in Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>“We got to hear from speakers of various companies, career paths and even walks of life,” McDonald said. “During each session, we got to meet and network with interns from other companies and share our goals and experiences.”</p>
<p>McDonald says she values her time she learned and experienced in Oklahoma City this summer.</p>
<p>“I could not have asked for a better first internship experience. My time there made me even more excited for my future,” said McDonald, who is pursuing a business administration-marketing degree through ECU’s Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business and was recently named one of seven new Business Scholars at ECU.</p>
<p>To be a part of ECU’s prestigious and exclusive Business Scholars program, McDonald was not only selected for her solid academic achievements, but her ability to show leadership skills in a manner of being an extension of the university’s faculty through the Stonecipher School of Business.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:59:17 +0000bjohnson14759 at https://www.ecok.eduECU GRADUATE TO PURSUE MASTER’S DEGREE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE IN FLORIDAhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-graduate-pursue-master-s-degree-forensic-science-florida
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Jaymi%20Chumley-Steele%20underwater.jpg?itok=yCcWheNr" width="400" height="300" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">East Central University alumnae Jaymi Chumley-Steele and Garrett Steele kiss after Garrette proposed to Jaymi underwater in this 2015 photo. After earning a molecular biology degree at ECU, Jaymi is in the process of pursuing a master’s degree in forensic science at Florida International University.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p align="left">Thanks to a little persuasion from her East Central University professors in the Biology Department, Jaymi Chumley-Steele wasn’t about to settle on a career away from forensic science.</p>
<p align="left">Steele, who at one time was seeking to go the physical therapy route, is now pursuing a master of forensic science program degree at Florida International University this fall. She was selected above numerous applicants for the prestigious FIU program and it’s safe to say that the foundation for this research endeavor was established at ECU.</p>
<p align="left">“They were looking for students with a biology and chemistry background. Having a molecular biology background bumped me up,” Steele said. “Everything fell into place.”</p>
<p align="left">Steele, an avid scuba diver, is hoping to use those skills in the pursuit of a career in bringing up underwater evidence as a forensic pathology assistant.</p>
<p align="left">“ECU actually played a pivotal role, particularly through the professors and spending time in molecular biology,” said Steele, a 2016 ECU graduate. “Dr. April Nesbit and Dr. Alisha Howard, a couple of new professors, both came midway of my time at ECU. Their love of what they do made me excited. You were very excited because of their passion. They’re easy to talk to and easy to go with a question and they really want to get to the answer. They’re definitely leaders in their field.”</p>
<p align="left">According to Steele, Nesbit encouraged her to go the molecular biology path because of Steele’s evident love of research. Working alongside a pathologist is Steele’s ultimate goal.</p>
<p align="left">“I love the thought of putting together a puzzle. I feel like it’s a calling,” Steele said. “I came to ECU to be a physical therapist, but the light was turned on. I feel real comfortable with my decision. I feel like the ECU and the professors have prepared me for it.”</p>
<p align="left">Steele, a 1991 Quinton High School graduate, began her college journey at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton where she received encouragement from her professor David Juarez, an ECU graduate and instructor in molecular biology.</p>
<p align="left">“He’s the reason I went to ECU,” said Steele. “I loved Dr. (Terry) Cluck and Dr. (Charles) Biles at ECU. There were a lot of professors who have helped me.”</p>
<p align="left">Steele’s husband of a year-and-a-half, Garrette Steele, is in law enforcement. Garrett actually proposed to Jaymi underwater during their open water scuba diving certification.</p>
<p align="left">“I performed my last skill for the instructor and returned back to the platform underwater where the rest of the students in the class we waiting,” Steele said. “As I sat on the bench my now husband swam over in front of me and dropped down on one knee and had a ring and the words “Will You Marry Me” written on a wet erase board.”</p>
<p align="left">She said that they had been practicing taking their regulators out of their mouths and returning them back all day.</p>
<p align="left">“I kept wondering why we had to do that so much, but I figured maybe they just wanted to make sure we didn’t panic in a situation where we may have it knocked out of our mouths,” said Steele. “Apparently, they were just getting me comfortable with taking it out for our kiss after he asked, and of course I said ‘yes’.”</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:38:56 +0000bjohnson14757 at https://www.ecok.eduNEW FACULTY ANNOUNCED AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/new-faculty-announced-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/New%20Faculty%20Fall%202017.jpg?itok=OS16_f1P" width="400" height="225" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">New faculty members at East Central University for 2017 include: (front row, left to right) Melonie Johnson, instructor of education; Dr. Leah Dudley, assistant professor of biology; Marla Lobley, instructor/librarian for the Linscheid Library; Lisa Sheffield, instructor of human resources; Jeanene Taylor, instructor of human resources; Gayla Reed, instructor of nursing; Dr. Katherine Lang, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; Dr. Deanna Hartley-Kelso, assistant professor of business administration and Dr. Dwaine Turner, assistant professor of human resources. The back row consists of (left to right) Dr. Darcy Duncan, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Dwight Hite, assistant professor of business administration; Dr. Suzanne Pottratz, assistant professor of psychology; Annie Oldenburg, assistant professor of mass communication; Janet Nelson, instructor of nursing; Richard Strickler, instructor of business administration; Dr. Christopher Braun, assistant professor of cartography/geography; Dr. Douglas Bryhan, assistant professor of physics and Shelly Spangler, instructor of nursing.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <div>
<p>East Central University welcomes new faculty with the beginning of the fall semester set for Monday, Aug. 14.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>NEW FACULTY WHICH STARTED IN THE SPRING 2017</strong></p>
<p><strong>M</strong><strong>arla Lobley</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor/Librarian, Linscheid Library</strong></p>
<p>Lobley holds a master of library science from the University of North Texas (2016) and a bachelor of science in human development and family studies, also from the University of North Texas (2013). She was employed with the Ray County Library in Richmond, Missouri since 2015 and was a graduate teaching assistant at the University of North Texas, working with distance learners. Lobley brings to ECU her knowledge and experience in reference, instruction and programming.</p>
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<p><strong>Janet Nelson</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor of Nursing</strong></p>
<p>Nelson earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Northwest Missouri State University (2012) and a master of science in nursing from Western Governors University (2016). Nelson was a nursing instructor at North Central Missouri College in Maryville, Missouri for one year. She has professional experience in long-term and acute care as well as nursing administration.</p>
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<p><strong>A</strong><strong>nnie Oldenburg</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor, Mass Communication</strong></p>
<p>Oldenburg holds a master of fine arts in visual studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon and a bachelor of arts in studio art from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She served as an adjunct faculty for Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin before coming to ECU. In addition to teaching, she was responsible for managing the darkroom lab and</p>
<p>maintaining the supply budget for it. She has extensive knowledge of managing and</p>
<p>troubleshooting a digital photography print lab which will allow ECU students to print and exhibit their work.</p>
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<p><strong>G</strong><strong>ayla Reed</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor in Nursing</strong></p>
<p>Reed earned her master of science degree in nursing education from Western Governors University in December 2016. She earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from East Central University in 2011. Her professional experience has been in obstetrics and gynecological nursing at Alliance Health in Durant and at Texoma Medical Center in Denison.</p>
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<p><strong>L</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>sa Sheffield</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor, Human Resources</strong></p>
<p>Sheffield holds a bachelor of arts degree in counseling services (1985) and a master of science degree in Human Resources (2009), both from East Central University. She has served as the director of the interpreting services program for the past six years. Prior to becoming the director, she was the lead interpreter since 1985. She taught regularly as an adjunct faculty member for the Department of Human Resources from 2006-2016.</p>
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<p><strong>Shelly Spangler</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor in Nursing</strong></p>
<p>Spangler earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing from East Central University (2011) and a master of science degree in nursing education from Walden University (2013). Spangler holds Oklahoma licensure as a registered nurse and holds several certifications which include pediatric cardiac life support and advanced cardiac life support. Spangler taught in the fall 2016 as an adjunct faculty for ECU and worked as a surgery nurse at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore for the last 10 years.</p>
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<p><strong>F</strong><strong>A</strong><strong>CULTY PREVIOUSLY ON A ONE-YEAR APPOINTMENT - RETURNING IN A PERMANENT POSITION FALL 2017</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Jeanene Taylor</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor, Human Resources</strong></p>
<p>Taylor earned her bachelor of arts degree in human resources counseling at East Central University in 1993 and her master of science in human resources – rehabilitation counseling at East Central University in 1995. She is a certified vocational rehabilitation counselor (CRC). Taylor has taught primarily undergraduate courses in the ECU Human Resources Department since 1999 as a part-time instructor. She held a temporary lecturer position in the Human Resources Department during the 2016-17 academic year, the 2014-15 academic year, in the spring 2014 semester and the spring 2013 semester. From 1999 to 2013, she taught as a part-time instructor for the Human Resources Department during various semesters. Since 2004, Taylor has been owner of Taylor Consulting Firm which specializes in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling. From 1998 to 2003, she was director of the Vocational Department at Midlands Injury Management and, from 1992-1994, was a counselor at the Family Crisis Center in Ada.</p>
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<p><strong>NEW FACULTY STARTING FALL 2017</strong></p>
<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Christopher Braun</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor, Cartography/Geography</strong></p>
<p>Braun earned a doctor of philosophy in geography and geoinformation science from George Mason University (2016), master of science in computer science from James Madison University (1999) and a bachelor of arts in cartography from the University of Montana (1983). He has experience teaching courses in geography from his time as an adjunct faculty at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton Virginia. Braun is also prepared to teach a variety of courses in the areas of unmanned autonomous sensors (drones) for research and data collection, terrorism and insurgency and regional geography. Technical expertise and real world experience gained during employment in the public sector and in the military, have prepared him to inspire and educate students regarding essential professional skills. Braun’s experiences also position him to interact with students in the new Master of Science in Water Resource Policy and Management Program and faculty in the Oka’ Institute.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Douglas Bryhan</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor of Physics</strong></p>
<p>Bryhan holds a doctor of philosophy in chemistry (2007), master of science in physics (2001) and bachelor of science in physics and in mathematics (1995), all from Northern Illinois University. He also has an associate of applied science in computer science from Rock Valley Community College (1986). Bryhan served as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith since 2007 teaching physics, engineering and chemistry courses. Bryhan has worked extensively with undergraduate students on research covering nuclear safety and long term health effects of radiation as well as high temperature crystal synthesis. He has experience with assessment of student learning outcomes, writing the annual assessment report for the department of physical sciences at UAFS. Bryhan has published in international journals and presented at national conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Leah Dudley</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor of Biology</strong></p>
<p>Dudley earned a doctor of philosophy in biological sciences from the University of Missouri (2006) and a bachelor of arts in biology at Truman State University (1999). She has teaching experience as a visiting lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and as a sabbatical replacement at Warren Wilson College. Dudley worked as a post doctorate at the University of California at Santa Barbara for six years. Her research focus is on plant ecophysiology and mating systems which should be of interest to students in the biology program.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Darcy Duncan</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor of Nursing</strong></p>
<p>Duncan earned a bachelor of science in nursing from East Central University (2011), master of science in nursing (2014) and doctorate of nursing practice (2017) from Walden University. She has clinical expertise in emergency medicine, medical-surgical, pediatrics and leadership/management. Duncan taught as an adjunct faculty for ECU in spring 2017, which strengthened her desire to seek a fulltime position. She has worked the last 18 years at Mercy-Ardmore and holds a national certificate in pediatrics.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Deanna Hartley Kelso</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor, Business Administration</strong></p>
<p>Hartley Kelso earned her juris doctor (1993) from the University of Tulsa and a bachelor of arts in political science, minor in business administration, from the University of Texas at Arlington (1989).</p>
<p>For the past seven years, Hartley-Kelso has taught as an adjunct for the University of Tulsa College of Law, in the Masters of Jurisprudence in Indian Law degree program. Hartley-Kelso is currently an adjunct at East Central University teaching business law in the Stonecipher School of Business. She previously taught as an adjunct at ECU in the Legal Studies Department from 2003-2008.</p>
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<p><strong>M</strong><strong>egan Hasler</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor/Librarian, Linscheid Library</strong></p>
<p>Hasler earned her master of library science and information studies from Louisiana State University in December 2016. She earned a bachelor of arts in early childhood education from Harding University in May 2011.Hasler has worked the last five years as a technical services assistant at Harding University. During this time, she was heavily involved in completing the reclassification of the stacks from Dewey to Library of Congress. She also processed new</p>
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<p>materials, downloading records from OCLC into Voyager and editing them.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Dwight Hite</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor, Business Administration</strong></p>
<p>Hite earned his doctor of philosophy in management (2009) from the University of North Texas, master of business administration (2004) from the University of Texas at Arlington and bachelor of science in electrical engineering (2000) from Kansas State University. Hite has taught for the past eight years at Cameron University, attaining tenure and the rank of associate professor in 2015. He has also taught as a teaching fellow at the University of North Texas in Denton. Prior to teaching, Hite worked with Motorola, Inc., the Venator Group, Inc. and Cinemark USA, Inc. In addition to his professional experience, Hite served in the U.S. Army, 82<sup>nd</sup> Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He has published in peer-reviewed journals as well as presented at several conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>M</strong><strong>elonie Johnson</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor of Education</strong></p>
<p>Johnson earned a bachelor of science in elementary education (2003) and master of education - library media specialist (2011) from East Central University. She is an experienced classroom educator of nearly 20 years in Oklahoma elementary and secondary classrooms. Johnson holds certification in early childhood, elementary education, English, family consumer science and speech/drama/debate. She has also served concurrently as a library media specialist for the last 14 years.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Katherine Lang</strong></p>
<p><strong>D</strong><strong>ean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences</strong></p>
<p>Dr. Lang earned a doctor of philosophy from the University of Chicago in near eastern languages and civilizations (1997) and bachelor of science in foreign service from Georgetown University in comparative and regional studies (1983). Her areas of scholarship include Medieval Islamic history, and Arab American history. She has served for 10 years as chair of the history department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and as interim-chair of the psychology department for two years. She additionally has served for the past six years as the academic director for the bachelor of professional studies in organizational leadership and communication, UW-EC’s online degree completion program that she developed. In all her roles, Lang managed enrollment, facilitated student progress toward degree, collaborated with internal and external stakeholders and developed and led faculty. She has experience building laboratory space for research and overseeing graduate programs. Highlights of her professional experience include establishing a center for history teaching and learning, collaborating with universities in the United Kingdom for sharing students and faculty, developing two international immersion courses and establishing a peer advising program.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Suzanne Pottratz</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor of Psychology</strong></p>
<p>Pottratz received a doctor of philosophy in sport and exercise psychology in May 2017 from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts; master of science in sport and exercise psychology (2013) from Brunel University in London, England, and bachelor of arts in psychology (2012) from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. She has been actively involved with research, presenting at regional and state conferences associated with the professional organizations of sports psychology. Pottratz has completed all the supervision hours necessary to complete the certificate process for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and will be eligible for certification in October of 2017.</p>
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<p><strong>Ri</strong><strong>chard Strickler</strong></p>
<p><strong>I</strong><strong>nstructor, Business Administration</strong></p>
<p>Strickler earned his master of business administration (2000) and master of science in information systems (2005) from Baylor University. He also holds a master of science in human resource management (2007) from Tarleton State University and bachelor of business administration (1988) from Saint Bonaventure University. Strickler has been teaching for over 15 years, but his most recent experience includes teaching at Lindenwood University and Washington University in St. Louis. Previous experience includes a fulltime visiting professor position at Baylor University, fulltime business instructor at McLennan Community College, adjunct instructor positions at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Texas A&amp;M University-Central Texas and the University of Texas-Arlington. He has earned 18 or more graduate hours in marketing, management, human resource management, information systems and higher education administration. In addition, Strickler earned a certificate from Southern Methodist University in mediation and certificate in healthcare mediation from Pepperdine University.</p>
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<p><strong>D</strong><strong>r. Dwaine Turner</strong></p>
<p><strong>A</strong><strong>ssistant Professor, Human Resources</strong></p>
<p>Turner holds a doctor of philosophy from the University of Iowa in rehabilitation counseling education with a specialty in aging studies (2015) and holds a graduate certificate in college teaching. He earned a master of science in rehabilitation counseling from Langston University, with an emphasis in vocational evaluation and work adjustment (2007). His bachelor of science, also from Langston, is in gerontology (1994). Turner holds a national certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and is eligible to sit for the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor.</p>
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</div></div></div>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:39:07 +0000bjohnson14733 at https://www.ecok.eduSTART OF FALL CLASSES AT ECU SET FOR MONDAY, AUG. 14https://www.ecok.edu/article/start-fall-classes-ecu-set-monday-aug-14
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p align="left">Anticipation is high on the East Central University campus for the beginning of the 2017 fall semester on Monday, Aug. 14.</p>
<p align="left">Enrollment is still open through Friday, Aug. 18, and prospective students have the choice of more than 80 majors in undergraduate degree programs offered through the College of Education and Psychology, College of Health and Science, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business.</p>
<p align="left">New master’s degree programs are available, including the new master’s degree option in Sport Psychology as part of the Department of Psychology’s Master of Science in Psychological Services (MSPS); Master’s in Management degree program as part of the School of Business and the M.S. Water Resource Policy and Management degree program as part of the School of Graduate Studies.</p>
<p align="left">For more information visit <a href="http://www.ecok.edu">www.ecok.edu</a> or call 580-332-8000.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:19:59 +0000bjohnson14704 at https://www.ecok.eduWAYNE COBB SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/wayne-cobb-scholarship-established-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Cobb_Wayne%202008.jpg?itok=V2rCqv6o" width="400" height="496" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Wayne Cobb</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Birthed out of reunion of former basketball players, the Wayne Cobb Scholarship has been established at East Central University.</p>
<p>Forty-five of Cobb’s players converged on ECU’s Sterling L. Williams Center on April 8 to reminisce and share stories about Cobb, the Tigers’ all-time winningest coach, during a five-hour celebration.</p>
<p>As a result, the Wayne Cobb Scholarship, valued now at $21,000, was created.</p>
<p>“This was an opportunity to thank Wayne and donate toward the scholarship,” said Craig Kurtz, a former player under Cobb and current chief executive officer for the ECU Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>Attending the event were former players and current coaches such as Phil Johnson, Jim Wooldridge, Vernell Kemp, Jeff Coleman. Bobby Shelton, Pete Papahronis and Todd Scott.</p>
<p>Cobb, an NAIA Hall of Famer, posted a 417-251 record in his 24-plus years as head coach of the ECU program from 1978-2003. Included in that was an appearance and subsequent runner-up finish by his Tigers in the 1989 NAIA National Championship game. His teams appeared in three other NAIA Tournaments, including two Elite Eight berths in 1996 and 1998.</p>
<p>He coached ECU to eight regular season conference championships, two postseason conference tournament crowns and six 20 or more win seasons.</p>
<p>Cobb’s overall coaching record was 638-345, including coaching stints at Chattanooga High School (two years), Sulphur High School (one year) and Murray State College (nine seasons).</p>
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</div></div></div>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:36:52 +0000bjohnson14702 at https://www.ecok.eduECU ALUM WRIGHT FOUNDS MATCHA GREEN TEA COMPANYhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/ecu-alum-wright-founds-matcha-green-tea-company
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/tea%20farm%201.jpg?itok=1Kq6wktY" width="400" height="711" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Brandon Wright poses at his tea farm in Japan.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>One of Brandon Wright’s career goals is to ultimately build a traditional Japanese wood tea house in Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>The East Central University alumnus currently resides in Uji, Kyoto, Japan and is the founder of the Tai-an Tea Company. Three weeks after graduating from ECU in 2014, Wright moved to Japan to start his own organic Matcha green tea company.</p>
<p>“I am very proud of graduating from ECU,” said Wright, who left the university with a degree in exercise science and was an Ada resident. “ECU taught me numerous skills that has helped me prepare for my career path such as organization, teamwork, presentation skills, time management, communication skills, problem solving, adversity and dedication skills.”</p>
<p>Wright also has an office in Oklahoma City, but spends much of his time in Japan, monitoring his tea farm.</p>
<p>Matcha is a Japanese tea made from powdered green tea leaves, which are grown and dried in specially designed processes, after which they are ground to create a fine powder. Matcha is traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony and to flavor food.</p>
<p>Considered benefits of Matcha is that is highly nutritious, contains antioxidants, amino acids, fiber, chlorophyll and vitamins.</p>
<p>“If anyone consumes a cup of organic Matcha every morning, it will improve the way they feel mentally and physically,” Wright said. “Matcha is nature’s pre-workout, detoxifier, focused energy, and best of all, it helps fight diseases. Matcha is Japan’s best-kept secret that has been a factor in their long-life expectancies and overall health.”</p>
<p>Wright’s exposure to Matcha green tea came in 2005 during a three-week high school exchange program.</p>
<p>“I took part in a Japanese tea ceremony lesson and I knew at that moment, this is what I would do for my career,” said Wright. “Matcha is 100 percent plant-based nutrition grounded into fine powder and consumed as tea. Matcha contains zero fillers, chemicals, GMO’s or pesticides.”</p>
<p>Wright’s future plan is to stay in Japan for 5-10 more years, but to ultimately build a traditional Japanese wood tea house in Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>“We want to bring cultural diversity to Oklahoma, using an amazingly healthy organic</p>
<p>Japanese green tea,” Wright said. “This is great culturally and for overall health.”</p>
<p>Wright says that his company ships organic Matcha directly from Tokyo to Amazon.com, which allows it to be shipped overseas safely and quickly. The company’s first Matcha line is called “Seijaku,” which translates to an enlightenment.</p>
<p>“We truly believe if you consume our Matcha, you can reach your own version of complete silence or peace within yourself,” said Wright. “Matcha was first given to the Monks and Samurai because it was said to give them focused energy during meditation and alertness during battle.”</p>
<p>According to Wright, ECU had a hand in him making his dream come true.</p>
<p>“This has been a very hard three years in Japan. My company is 100 percent registered in Oklahoma, but my home office is located in Japan because I live here,” Wright said. “Therefore, I must follow Japanese laws and regulations and the Japanese are 1,000 percent more detailed about business development. I have had many setbacks since starting this journey, but I never gave up because of what ECU taught me.”</p>
<p>Wright credited ECU instructors in the Kinesiology Department such as Matt McGaha, Jason Prather, Jillian Bailey, Jillian McCarty and Jeff McGaha with preparing him for his business journey.</p>
<p>“The teachers, staff and faculty at ECU were all amazing. Anytime I needed to speak to a teacher about anything, they were always there for me,” said Wright. “Everyone from the teachers, library, Wellness Center, financial aid, cafeteria workers and janitors were all down to earth and truly loved their jobs and helping all students, ECU is an amazing school and I will always be very proud of where I came from.”</p>
<p>For more information on the Tai-an Tea Company go to the website at Taian-tea.com or Facebook page at Tai-an Tea Co. The Amazon direct shortcut to the product page is: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5Z2CRX/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_awdo_t2_LXuwzbJ7W1CKH" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5Z2CRX/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_awdo_t2_LXuwzbJ7W1CKH</a>. The Facebook page features daily posts and information regarding Matcha or Japanese tea history.</p>
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</div></div></div>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:11:01 +0000bjohnson14692 at https://www.ecok.eduMASTER IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM A SUCCESS AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/master-management-program-success-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-portrait-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-portrait/public/Rachel%20Seewald_0.jpg?itok=jwDA-ryJ" width="320" height="256" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-article-image-caption field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Rachel Seewald-Phan</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>A year after being instituted as a new degree program by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, East Central University’s Master in Management program is a smashing success.</p>
<p>At least in the eyes of Rachel Seewald-Phan, who is the first graduate of the program, the former Norman resident went straight into the MiM program after earning her bachelor’s degree and ended up completing her master’s degree in just one year.</p>
<p>“It was such an amazing experience and learning process that helped me grow as a student and an individual,” said Seewald-Phan. “Because of the MiM program, I was able to relocate to a state where I had no connections and land a job in a little under a month after moving there.”</p>
<p>Now a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, she is extremely grateful for the program.</p>
<p>“When the opportunity to enroll in the program was presented, I was somewhat hesitant since my undergraduate degree was in mass communication and public relations and I do not have a heavy business background,” she said. “However, I can honestly say that this was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The faculty involved in the MiM program are very helpful in working to make sure the students understand the material. They truly want to see everyone succeed.”</p>
<p>Seewald-Phan is now client services manager at Lenox Wealth Management in Cincinnati.</p>
<p>“I love my job and I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without the MiM program and all the wonderful people in the Stonecipher School of Business,” said Seewald-Phan.</p>
<p>The MiM program is designed to help those with a bachelor’s degree develop management skills. This includes students who received their degrees in non-business fields.</p>
<p>“There are many who have earned their first degrees and have been placed in positions of managers, but have not been given the knowledge and skills needed to be in successful managerial positions,” said Wendell Godwin, dean of ECU’s Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business. “Additionally, current students, who are skilled practitioners of the subject matter of their first degrees, had their potential to advance to managerial positions limited due to a lack of knowledge and skills in business.”</p>
<p>Objectives of the program are to:</p>
<ol><li>Provide an innovative, high-level, focused program in response to employers’ needs for managerial-level employees with a sound knowledge of business theory and practices.</li>
<li>Improve student opportunities to either gain employment or increase their chance of a level promotion at their current employer by offering a degree that is suitable for current and potential entry-level managers whose degree was not in a business field.</li>
<li>Work with local employers to utilize this degree as part of personal development plans for current and future front-line managers.</li>
<li>Provide a unique program for those in ECU’s service area and region who are seeking to complement their non-business degree with a business graduate degree that can be completed in 12 months.</li>
</ol><p>The curriculum consists of 30 hours derived from such courses as managerial accounting, employment labor and law, economics for managers, finance for managers, research methods for managerial decision making, foundations of management, leadership and organizational behavior, strategic management and marketing management. Three more credit hours will also come from one of the following: managing in the global economy, special topics in management, internship in management and individual study in management.</p>
<p>Godwin anticipates 50 students to be enrolled in the program this fall.</p>
<p>“The student feedback is that what you learn in the classroom on a Tuesday can be applied on the job on Wednesday,” Godwin said. “It is more application-focused instead of theory-focused.”</p>
<p>For more information on ECU’s Master in Management program go online to <a href="https://www.ecok.edu/academic-affairs-programs/academics/colleges-schools/school-of-graduate-studies/master-management">https://www.ecok.edu/academic-affairs-programs/academics/colleges-schools/school-of-graduate-studies/master-management</a> or call Dr. Charlie Jones at 580-559-5269.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:56:05 +0000bjohnson14684 at https://www.ecok.eduNEW SPORT PSYCHOLOGY OPTION ADDED TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AT ECUhttps://www.ecok.edu/article/new-sport-psychology-option-added-master-science-psychological-services-ecu
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecok.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article-landscape/public/default_images/logo_1.png?itok=Sg_U3IZG" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"> <p>Approval has been granted from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for East Central University to institute a new degree option – Sport Psychology - in the Department of Psychology’s Master of Science in Psychological Services (MSPS).</p>
<p>The area of sport psychology has been a growing field and represents an interdisciplinary science that incorporates various fields including biomechanics, physiology, kinesiology and psychology. This applied knowledge is needed in the development and use of psychological skills for the optimal performance and well-being of athletes. </p>
<p>There is currently no other M.S. degree offered in the area that focuses on this branch of psychology. According to the American Psychological Association, “sport and performance psychology is a career field that is growing rapidly. Projections for jobs in the field of psychology generally suggest that growth will occur at a rate of 11 percent between now and 2022, with an average of 5,590 new jobs each year.” </p>
<p>The program change should align to at least two certifications for candidates; Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP Certification) and Licensed Behavioral Practitioners (LBP Licensure). </p>
<p>The curriculum is designed to address the performance and psychological concerns associated with sports involvement affecting athletes, coaches and families as well as the developmental and social aspects of sports participation. The curriculum will consist of 27 hours in psychological and counseling foundation courses and 33 hours in the specialty of sport psychology. These courses include those such as Sports in American Society, Advanced Sport Psychology, Applied Biomechanics, Sports Performance Enhancement Strategies, and Health Psychology, among others. </p>
<p>To lead the implementation of this program, the ECU Department of Psychology has hired Dr. Suzanne Pottratz, who recently graduated with her Ph.D. in sport and exercise psychology from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The College of Education</p>
<p>and Psychology is excited to expand its current master’s options to include the high demand area of sport psychology and is currently enrolling students in the program.</p>
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</div></div></div>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:06:52 +0000bjohnson14682 at https://www.ecok.edu